Tony Nominee Nicholas Christopher Takes Over as Bobby Darin

Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher steps into the lead role of Bobby Darin in Broadway's Just In Time on November 10. Sadie Dickerson returns to the role of Sandra Dee the same night, with her run lasting through November 29.

Christopher arrives with recent pedigree. He starred as Anatoly Sergievsky in the 2025 Broadway revival of Chess, a performance that earned him his Tony nomination. Before that, he played Pirelli in the 2023 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, then took over the title role — becoming the first Black actor to play Sweeney Todd on Broadway.

The casting gives the Darin musical a performer with a track record of stepping into big shoes. His Broadway résumé reads like a tour of the form's marquee properties:

• Miss Saigon
• Hamilton
• Motown The Musical
• Little Shop of Horrors (off-Broadway)
• Jelly's Last Jam (New York City Center Encores!)

His screen work includes All Rise, United States of Al and Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.

Who else is in the company?

Dickerson made her Broadway debut in Just In Time itself. Beyond the stage, she appears in the upcoming Prime Video series Rose Hill. Her return as Sandra Dee gives the production continuity at the top of the cast during the transition.

The company around the two leads stays intact. Ariana Madix plays Connie Francis. Debbie Gravitte plays Polly. Joe Barbara plays Steve Blauner and other roles, and Lance Roberts plays Ahmet Ertegun (the Atlantic Records founder who signed Darin) and others. Caesar Samayoa rounds out the announced principals as Don, with additional casting completing the ensemble.

What does the change mean for the show?

A new Bobby Darin is the whole game in a show built around Darin's catalog and persona, so Christopher's November 10 start is the date that matters for ticketbuyers. The double handover — Christopher in, Dickerson back — lands mid-season, with Dickerson's Sandra Dee confirmed only through November 29, a detail that suggests further casting news may follow. Audiences wanting her opposite the new lead have a three-week window.